The first time I met my dear friend and next door neighbor she was a young married woman expecting her first baby. She had no idea how much she would learn in the coming years. I was a seasoned mom with a teenager, a preschooler and two in-between. I had...

Pull our your calendar, find your space and grab your session before time gets away from you! West Coast (click to get started)SF Bay Area: March 6-8 (location of your choice in the Bay Area) Custom Sessions: Fri, Mar 6th: 5:00 pm Sat, Mar 7th: 10:45 am, 1:30, & 4:30...

Recently a young mom friend was chronically the chaos, struggle and exhausted-grasp-for-survival she feels every day. We were sitting on her patio, me with a coffee in my hand, my grown kids busy with their lives, my young teen running through the yard, waving and saying “I’m going to Lizzie’s,...

Around every corner in Ensenada it seems there is little abarrotes (small grocery), a kind of throw-back to 1970 America. These little structures are no bigger than your living room but they offer a variety of goods for a handful of pesos, from pork rinds to Coca-Cola to fresh tortillas...

Several months before we left for Mexico I decided I should try to learn some Spanish. I knew I couldn’t become fluent in a few short months but I could at least pick up a few useful phrases and greetings. “Dónde está el baño, anyone?” I took Spanish in high...

It was just Day One in Ensenada when a beautiful miracle began to unfold. The house build was going along swimmingly with local pastors, church members, YWAM volunteers, the family,their family, plus our little team from the midwest all working away like ants on a hill. My official capacity was...

and the four of us who have taken this journey all shook our heads and said "Uh, no. You don't know until you see it with your own eyes." And it is true.

For the last seventeen years my dad has been traveling to Ensenada, Mexico, just a couple hours south of Tijuana, with teams from of his church and a scattering of his own kids and grandkids to build homes for families there. My oldest son, Tyler, went with my husband when...

Hicklebees…best little bookstore in the world. I have such fond memories of bringing my kids here when they were small. We’d walk down here from our house around the corner in the warm California sunshine, pushing my toddler and baby in the stroller in so Tyler (my first avid reader)...

Okay, okay, maybe not my most favorite but it’s an age that is just so fascinating to watch unfold. It’s a straddling of childhood and adulthood; one moment playing with old toys and the next trying out makeup and talking to boys. This is my fourth time through this stage...

This girl. She was born to climb. When she was just six months old she would hold so tight to us that we could let go and she’d stay firmly attached like a baby koala. She was just four or five the first time she called down to me from...

We love Portland. We want to show the love! These very special sessions are our way of saying “Hello, Portlanders, let’s make some beautiful images.” Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to capture your life through Anna’s lens. She doesn’t get to Portland often. Anna is coming to Portland in August...

We know how important your online image is. It is the first introduction to you that many potential clients are going to get. You want to make a great impression while expressing who you are and what you offer through your photos. We can help! We will work with you...

I have to admit that 2017 was a very hard year for us. Parenting teenagers (really REALLY parenting teenagers, the hard stuff), job stuff, money stuff, depression, stress. It just kind of sucked in 1,000 ways. I probably cried more than any other year of my life. Except maybe 2016...

I am packing up my cameras and my underwater housing and heading your way! Contact us to secure your documentary or portrait session date/time as soon as you can. Note, we have made some changes to our Session Types   Check out our locations guide: Location inspiration November San Francisco Bay...

We love Milwaukee. We want to show the love! These very special sessions were an amazing hit in years past so we just had to do them again. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to capture your life through Anna’s lens for a fraction of the cost! This deal is CRAZY...

These very special sessions are a great way to sneak a session in before the holidays. Only six spaces (two left) available. Short and Sweet sessions just $150 a 30 minute Short and Sweet Session at a set location-see below for options($200 value) 25 handcrafted images to choose from in...

We love Boston. We want to show the love! These very special sessions are just for our favorite Boston families. Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to capture your life through Anna’s lens. Just two sessions available for purchase to take place on: Friday, September 8th at 5:30 pm or Sunday,...

Offer expires at midnight on 07/01/20 or when 30 sessions are booked. *Covid note: We know these times are crazy and we are in this with you. These sessions are typically in June only but this year we are opening them up to June-August. In addition, if it becomes impossible...

Brian has always dreamed of taking the kids to Washington, D.C. to show them the history of our nation. This spring break, rather on a whim, we finally made it happen. Time was of the essence; we have one child out of the house and two nearing the end of high school! We didn’t...

I am dusting off my trusty tricycle and heading your way! Contact us to secure your documentary or portrait session date/time as soon as you can. Note, we have made some changes to our Session Types. Custom Sessions October San Jose/San Francisco, California Sunday, October 15th at 10:30 am and 2:45...

When my client asked me to photograph her family at their Wisconsin lake house I jumped at the chance. I LOVE the lake! I also love capturing families right where their joy and chaos happens, because what’s better than that? Book your session now; because time goes way too fast. 

Walking Bug to the bus on day two She stops to put on her shoes (she is always half-done) and out of her backpack pops Norman. “I wasn’t going to take him to school . . . I just wanted to show the kids on the bus. I promised them if they...

She waited “her whole life” for this moment. Last night she brought home her eight week old puppy. Named him Norman. They snuggled. They romped. He slept at the foot of her bed. Woke her at five a.m. She taught him to play fetch. He chased her everywhere she went....

This has been one of my favorite experiences so far as a mom; watching my ten year old fall in love with her puppy. Her joy was so complete. We normally rescue pets from the humane society, but just this once, this once in a lifetime moment, we decided to get...

I’d love to be a part of the project because, while I’ve been a nursing mama, I’ve never experienced the joy and bond of nursing my own baby. -Olive’s mama. From November, 2015: My breastfeeding journey began after my daughter was born last July. She was born unresponsive and taken...

I love the title of More than Milk and it really resonates with what breastfeeding is to me. It’s about more than just nourishment of the body. I wanted to be a part of this project to show mothering through breastfeeding. There are so many different ways to parent and...

You love your kids. You know they’re awesome. Just. As. They. Are. Messy hair. Missing teeth. Infectious giggle. Squeaky little voice. Or a cracking big one. Fighting, playing, laughing siblings. One big pile of sweet chaos. What if you could have something that would not only capture those moments and feelings...

ONE DAY with a family of six with four under seven who happen to home school, have chickens and run a small business (the Beglan Academy of Irish Dance) . . . no problem!! So much fun.   Book your family’s ONE DAY session here. 🙂

My friend Barbara is an amazing, thoughtful, deeply loving woman with a broken heart. Her story is amazing. Her work is amazing. Hugs from me to you, Barb. -Anna